2201 Ventures
201 Ventures is a Madrid-based venture capital firm founded by General Partner Eric Slesinger, a former CIA officer who previously invested at In-Q-Tel, Mundi Ventures and Black Opal Ventures. The firm backs pre-seed and seed-stage European companies in defence, intelligence and dual-use technology, with a thesis built around advancing European freedom and autonomy. Its $22M debut fund counts the NATO Innovation Fund among its limited partners. Portfolio companies include Stark, Isembard, Hypersonica, Delian Alliance Industries, Statecraft, Arctic Research & Development, Deep Earth and Ionlace.
SectorsDefence, Dual-use technology, Intelligence, Aerospace & Space, Maritime, Biosecurity
VC MapPre-seed
Team
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Eric Slesinger
General Partner
Portfolio companies
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Funding rounds
No announced rounds on record.
News 5
Open as list →| Published | Article |
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| 2026-06-25 |
Stark Defence Reportedly Raises €500 Million At €3.5 Billion Valuation ↗
Pulse 2.0
2026-06-25 |
| 2026-02-10 |
Hypersonic Systems Startup Emerges from Stealth with Series A and Test Launch ↗
European Spaceflight
2026-02-10 |
| 2025-05-12 |
This American VC is betting on European defense tech; that's still very unusual ↗
TechCrunch
2025-05-12 |
| 2025-04-25 |
NATO Innovation Fund-backed 201 Ventures launches to advance freedom and autonomy in Europe ↗
NATO Innovation Fund (press release)
2025-04-25 |
| 2025-04-24 |
Isembard secures $9M seed funding to reindustrialise the West ↗
Startups Magazine
2025-04-24 |